White and Silver - SOLD
5" x 7" oil on panel
White is such an interesting colour to paint. The purity of it when
examined is not pure at all. There is no single blanket of white. It
is a Joseph's coat of many colours that reflect the environment around
it so that the use of a pure white such as titanium white in paint is
left as an accent rather than a predominant hue.
This still life of a ceramic and silver ornament is made up of many
colour: orange, yellow, violet, blue, grey. But the ornaments still
read as white to the viewer. Try putting a white object on a plain
white surface and see it pick up colours from its surroundings. Put a
sheet of coloured paper under the white object or sit it next to
something colourful and watch it change again, like a chameleon.
White can become warm or cool depending on its surroundings such as in
this painting “The Two Sisters” by Joaquin Sorolla. The sunshine gives
a warm yellow cast to the dress which we instantly know is white, yet
the blue of the sea provides cool whites depicting reflections and wave
caps.
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I learned the art of acrylic and pastel painting through private instruction, after having spent my career as a designer of printed fabrics in the New York market place. I am a graduate of the College of Design, Art and Architecture at the University of Cincinnati, with a major in the History of Art, 1977. Later, I studied printed textile design at Parsons School of Design, in New York. Immediately afterward, I began free lance work for several design studios in the garment district of NYC, where I did re-coloration work for printed apparel fabrics, and sold my own designs through Bread and Butter Designs,also located in New York. In addition, during the 1980's and 1990's, I designed a number of needlecraft and stencil books for Dover Publications. Currently, I am working on a series of exotic birds and other animals done in acrylic paint, with a palette knife, for texture and brilliant color. I consider my paintings to be representational or impressionistic in nature, and I use fantasy colors because what I see often makes me feel these colors,and what would make an interesting composition, rather than using realistic colors.
I am a professional visual artist in northeastern Newfoundland and Labrador. I am inspired by the ocean and boats. Reflections and colour are a large part of my work as well as creating the nuances in values that make these things so unique.
I am an impressionist painter working with a palette knife, however, I do use other mediums for small paintings and create original prints in the form of linocuts and etchings.
You can find my larger works on my website www.jeanettejobson.com. The process of creating a piece of art is often shown on my blog http://illustratedlife.blogspot.com through works in progress, tutorials and sometimes giveaways! I also accept commissions and teach drawing and palette knife painting through workshops and privately.
You can also find me on Facebook (jeanette Jobson Fine Art) or Twitter (jeanettejobson). Drop by and say hello, I'd love to meet you and share my journey.
